Sandend Stash Mk2 Traditional Cache
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This cache is located roughly half a mile from the car park in
Sandend. Terrain is unsuitable for pushchairs but will be no
problem for kids and adults. Dogs should be on a lead once off the
beach as there are fields with sheep in the area.
Wayhey, Sandend Stash is back up and running so lets hear a big
cheer! This replaces the original Sandend Stash cache although the
Mk2 version is not that far from the original location
Located in Aberdeenshire, the village of Sandend lies 3 miles (5km)
west of Portsoy on one of the most popular sandy beaches in the
area. Settlements here date back to the early 17th Century,
although the harbour is of 19th century origin. Fishing has left
the village but fish processing is still undertaken here. West of
the village lies Logie Head, Sunnyside Bay and the remains of
Findlater Castle.
Follow the directions to Sandend, turning off the A96 between
Portsoy and Cullen. Enter the village and head straight over the
small bridge. Parking can be found just beyond the Caravan Site
entrance, coordinates are N57.40.964 W002.44.927.
Start off at the small information board and follow the path down
onto the beach. I recommend wellies and/or decent waterproof
footwear as there are two small water features, where streams empty
onto the beach, to cross en route to the cache. Head east along the
beach aiming for the two World War 2 gun emplacements at the far
end of the bay (mums and dads – you could try and get the
kids to count the amount of anti-tank blocks along the way, not as
easy as it looks!). Climb the small steps to these gun positions.
Note how these were placed to hide them from offshore naval
artillery bombardment and were sighted to fire across the beach
rather than out to sea, hopefully to disrupt or stop any seaborne
landings along this stretch of land. At the large gun site follow
the track to the right of it. Once you are over the small rise aim
in the direction of the small wooden bridge passing over a stream
(slippery when it has been raining). Once across the bridge follow
the grass path to the left along with your GPS directions to the
cache.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pna or sbhaq ng pbeare bs gur jnyy/ohvyqvat, haqre n fgbar.